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Kanji Information Sheet for 向 ( PDF version )
English: yonder facing beyond confront defy tend toward approach | On-Yomi: コウ | Kun-Yomi: む.く む.い -む.き む.ける -む.け む.かう む.かい む.こう む.こう- むこ むか.い こお た な むか むかい むこう |
Bushu (Radical) Info:
| (ぼう) – rod
口 (くち) – mouth
| (ぼう) – rod
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: house window faces one
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #182 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #182 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
JLPT N4 Words
JLPT N3 Words
- 向かい [むかい]
(adj-no,n) facing; opposite; across the street; other side [K] [D] [Jisho] - 向く [むく]
(v5k) (1) to face; (2) to turn toward; (3) to be suited to; to be fit for [K] [D] [Jisho] - 向ける [むける]
(v1) to turn towards; to point [K] [D] [Jisho] - 方向 [ほうこう]
(n) direction; course; way [K] [D] [Jisho] - 傾向 [けいこう]
(n) tendency; trend; inclination [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
JLPT N1 Words
- 向き [むき]
(adj-na,n,n-suf) direction; situation; exposure; aspect; suitability [K] [D] [Jisho] - 向け [むけ]
(n-suf) (intended) for ..; oriented towards .. [K] [D] [Jisho] - 意向 [いこう]
(n) intention; idea; inclination [K] [D] [Jisho] - 向上 [こうじょう]
(n,vs) elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress [K] [D] [Jisho] - 志向 [しこう]
(n) intention; aim [K] [D] [Jisho] - 動向 [どうこう]
(n) trend; tendency; movement; attitude [K] [D] [Jisho] - 日向 [ひなた]
(n) sunny place; in the sun [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 偏向 [へんこう]
(n) propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection [K] [D] [Jisho] - 後ろ向き [うしろむき]
(n) back facing; turning one's back to [K] [D] [Jisho] - 向い [むかい]
(io) (adj-no,n) facing; opposite; across the street; other side [K] [D] [Jisho] - 向かって左 [むかってひだり]
on the left as one faces (it) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 一向 [いっこう]
(adv) (not) at all [K] [D] [Jisho] - 一向に [いっこうに]
(adv) (not) at all [K] [D] [Jisho] - 向こう側 [むこうがわ]
(n) other side; opposite side; other party [K] [D] [Jisho] - 対向 [たいこう]
(n,vs) counter-; corresponding; face; opposite [K] [D] [Jisho] - 趣向 [しゅこう]
(n) plan; idea [K] [D] [Jisho] - 仰向け [あおむけ]
(n) face up [K] [D] [Jisho] - 真っ向 [まっこう]
(n) brow; front; helmet front [K] [D] [Jisho] - 性向 [せいこう]
(n) affection [K] [D] [Jisho] - 表向き [おもてむき]
(n) outward appearance; ostensible; public; official [K] [D] [Jisho] - 上向き [うえむき]
(adj-na,n) upturn; upward tendency; looking upward [K] [D] [Jisho] - 前向き [まえむき]
(adj-na,n) facing forward; positively [K] [D] [Jisho] - 出向 [しゅっこう]
(n,vs) being transferred; proceeding; leaving for [K] [D] [Jisho] - 出向く [でむく]
(v5k) to go to; to proceed to; to leave for [K] [D] [Jisho] - 転向 [てんこう]
(n,vs) conversion; shift; about-face; switch [K] [D] [Jisho] - 歯向う [はむかう]
(v5u) to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy [K] [D] [Jisho] - 歯向かう [はむかう]
(v5u) to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy [K] [D] [Jisho] - 風向き [かざむき]
(n) wind's direction [K] [D] [Jisho] - 内向 [ないこう]
(n) introvert [K] [D] [Jisho] - 内向的 [ないこうてき]
(adj-na) introvert [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.